Young people questioning the need for religion often quote The Beatles and ask something along the lines of, “You know, maybe all we need is love?” As a parent you should reply, “You’re right, all we need is love, and we should give peace a chance, but where do you think John Lennon and Paul McCartney got that.” As Pope Francis keeps imploring the world to give peace a chance, listen to the track after the jump:

Nina Burleigh writes in Rolling Stone about how sexual assault in the digital age is particularly heinous. Photographs of an assault victim passed around on social media often lead to that victim taking their own life. A must-read for parents and educators and people who care about teenagers: Sexting, Shame and Suicide

Swing Kids is based on the true story of teenage jazz and swing lovers in pre-World War II Germany who met in dance clubs to listen to music banned by the Third Reich. Read more and watch the trailer after the jump:

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Until he gives us the sight of what will completely satisfy us, until we drink our fill of him, the fountain of life — while we wander about, apart from him but strong in faith, while we hunger and thirst for justice, longing with a desire too deep for words for the beautiful vision of God, let us fervently and devotedly celebrate the anniversary of his birth in the form of a servant.— St. Augustine

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